Cassiopeia

[ kas-ee-uh-pee-uh ]

noun

, genitive Cas·si·o·pe·iae [kas-ee-, uh, -, pee, -ee]

1. Astronomy. a northern constellation between Cepheus and Perseus.
2. Classical Mythology. the wife of Cepheus and mother of Andromeda.

Cassiopeia

¹

/ ˌkæsɪəˈpiːə /

noun

1. a very conspicuous W-shaped constellation near the Pole Star. Cassiopeia A is a very strong radio and X-ray source, identified as the remnant of a supernova thought to have occurred in the late 17th century

Cassiopeia

²

/ ˌkæsɪəˈpiːə /

noun

1. Greek myth the wife of Cepheus and mother of Andromeda

Cassiopeia

/ kăs′ē-ə-pē′ə /

1. A W-shaped constellation in the Northern Hemisphere near Andromeda and Cepheus.

Derived Forms

• ˌCassioˈpeian, adjective

Other Words From

• Cassi·o·peian adjective

Example Sentences

Later that night, back in my bed, he ran his fingers over the freckles between my ribs, and said they resembled the constellation Cassiopeia, channeling a scene out of “Serendipity.”

From Los Angeles Times

From the ground, Apophis will resemble a star traversing the night sky, as bright as the constellation Cassiopeia and slower than a satellite.

From Los Angeles Times

SEI is working on a project called Cassiopeia, which plans to place a constellation of very large satellites in a high Earth orbit.

From BBC

Finally, an ink-blue gown with Orion’s Belt and the Big Dipper and Cassiopeia sparkling atop.

From New York Times

Supposedly, Cassiopeia was turned into a constellation that resembles a chair.

From Washington Post